“As education becomes an export product, Dutch universities are increasingly switching to English as the language of instruction — some say that higher education is suffering as a result.”
Tag: 03.22.09
The Nude Mrs. Blair – The Art Of Undressed
“It’s not unusual for a student to do a little life modelling to make ends meet. But what happens when that student goes on to marry a man who becomes Prime Minister and interest in your naked form reaches (no disrespect to Mrs B) unnatural heights?”
Conductor Paavo Jarvi Arrested For Drunk Driving
“A police officer said he found Järvi asleep behind the wheel of a running car at 1:35 a.m. at Columbia Parkway and Wooster Pike. Järvi failed a field sobriety test, and refused a breath test at the police station, police said. Anyone who refuses to take a breath test loses his license for one year.”
Hollywood Tries To Get Its Bollywood Groove
“While the triumph of “Slumdog Millionaire,” which captured eight Oscars and has taken in nearly $250 million globally so far, has given Hindi cinema a new cachet, the Hollywood studios have been enamored of the market for a decade. But even as talent and money cross borders, the studios are finding out that negotiating the distance between Burbank and Bollywood is trickier than expected.”
Hollywood Plays The International Card
“As film industries in China, Russia, Japan and India have grown exponentially, particularly when it comes to homegrown fare, United States studios have taken the phrase “Think globally, act locally” to heart. Nearly every studio has set up an international operation for producing and distributing original movies made in local languages.”
Report: Vatican Will Boycott Da Vinci Code Sequel
“The Vatican had called for a boycott of The Da Vinci Code — based on a bestselling book by Dan Brown — back in the spring of 2006. That call may have had the opposite effect, with the film grossing about $760 million US worldwide.”
Are Britain’s Libraries In Danger?
“A lot is happening in the world of libraries right now, and while some of it is good, a lot of it is very bad. Marvellous ritzy new libraries will soon open in Newcastle and, eventually, in Birmingham, and marvellous ritzy new libraries have already opened in Whitechapel and Brighton. So, money is being spent on buildings. Meanwhile other libraries – small, much-loved local libraries – are closing.”